Mr.Smithis70yearsold.Everymorn-优题课

Mr. Smith is 70 years old. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at twelve thirty for lunch. But today a car stops at his house at twelve and two policemen help him get out of the car. One of them says to Mr. Smith’s daughter, “the old man can’t find his way home in the park. He asks us to help him find home.” The daughter thanks the policemen. Then she asks her father, “Dad, you go to the park every day. But today, you can’t find the way. What’s wrong with you?” The old man smiles like a child and says, “I can find my way. But I don’t want to walk home”
Today Mr. Smith comes home___________.

A．by car	B．by bike
C．by bus	D．on foot

The policemen think Mr. Smith ____________ in the park.

A．doesn’t want to walk home

B．can’t find his way home

C．knows the way

D．is ill

Mr. Smith’s daughter thinks _________________________.

A．Her father wants to go home by car

B．Her father wants to have lunch early

C．Her father doesn’t want to walk home

D．Something is wrong with her father

Why does Mr. Smith come home in policemen’s car?

A．Because he doesn’t want to walk home.

B．Because he likes to take a police car

C．Because the policemen like to send him home.

D．Because he is tired.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.

In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain（抱怨）? I think most people have.

Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was given a boring task. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the fence（篱笆）. Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the task. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand boys can do this!” Tom said.

Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.

This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!

(1). Who is the writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

A．

Aunt Polly.

B．

Mark Twain.

C．

Ben Rogers.

(2). According to the writer, what is most people’s immediate reaction（即时反应）to a boring task?

A．

Complaining about it.

B．

Accepting it.

C．

Refusing it.

(3). What did Aunt Polly ask Tom to do in this text?

A．

Visit Ben.

B．

Clean the floor.

C．

Paint the fence.

(4). Why did Tom say the underlined sentence to Ben in Paragraph 3?

A．

To express his sadness.

B．

To catch Ben’s interest.

C．

To show his anger.

(5). What does the writer learn from Tom Sawyer?

A．

It is no use complaining.

B．

Refusing is the best choice.

C．

Waiting is the only way out.

Lost

I lost my smartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photos in it haven’t been uploaded（上传）to the Cloud. They are very important to me. Please call me at 730-8607.

—posted by Steve Lee

Found

A young black dog, cute and friendly, was found in Brooklyn Springs on Nov. 19. If you know the owner of this dog, please let him/her know or e-mail me at dorajones@abcmail.com.

—posted by Dora Jones

Lost

My 11-month-old cat Linda is grey with dark stripes（条纹）on her back. She has brown eyes. She was last seen at Jessica’s on Center Street on May 9. If you see her, please call me at 730-9725.

—posted by Molly Louis

(1). Who lost a smartphone?

A．

Dora Jones.

B．

Molly Louis.

C．

Steve Lee.

(2). Why did Dora post the information?

A．

To find the dog’s owner.

B．

To find her own dog.

C．

To buy a black dog.

(3). What do we know about the missing cat Linda?

A．

She is 10 months old.

B．

She was last seen on May 9.

C．

She is all black.

English Reading Salon（沙龙）

● Johnson Library Room 208

● Read |Talk| Have free tea

● Thursday, June 30（7:00 p.m.~8:30 p.m.）

● Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For more information, you can visit

www.englishreadingsalon.com

(1). How long will the salon last?

A．

60 minutes.

B．

90 minutes.

C．

120 minutes.

(2). What can you do for free at the salon?

A．

Eat cookies.

B．

Have dinner.

C．

Drink tea.

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Why do you need hobbies? A study has found that people are more positive (积极的) when they take part in a relaxing activity. ___(1)___ Scientists also think they might be good for your brain.

How do you choose the right hobby? Start with what you enjoyed in the past. Did you once play football? ___(2)__ If you find it isn’t for you, stop and tum to something new. Probably joining a class or a team will give you a chance to meet other people.

Which relaxing activities are good for physical health? It’s clear that exercise is going to be good for your body, for example walking. ___(3)__ A review of 94 studies found that dancing three times a week improved balance in older people. Getting out in nature is helpful, whether you’re hiking or doing something less active.

Which hobbies keep your mind active? __(4)___ Playing the piano or listening to your favorite band can help you make it. Researches have found reading is also good for your brain.

___(5)__ So let’s take up great hobbies.

A. Dancing is wonderful exercise.

B. Take it up again or start something else.

C. Hobbies let you forget your worries and have fun.

D. Learning an instrument and reading are the best choices.

E. Other studies have shown that hobbies can give you a sense of achievement.

The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.

It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom (王国) Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it.

One day after hunting (狩猎), Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail (痕迹) on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?”

On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth to write well and wasted a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.

However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last.

Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.

(1). Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen?

A．	Because the king asked him to do so.	B．	Because he wanted to be an inventor.
C．	Because he didn’t have silk to write on.	D．	Because the pen brought him much trouble.

(2). When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3?

A．	Before hunting animals.	B．	When he saw the trail.
C．	During cleaning the hair.	D．	After he wrote a report.

(3). Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?

a. The brush pen could write well.

b. Meng tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick.

c. The special water washed the oil away.

d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.

b-d-a-c

d-b-a-c

b-d-c-a

c-d-b-a

(4). How can the students understand Chinese culture better?

A．	By learning to use brush pens.	B．	By playing a role.
C．	By planting more bamboo.	D．	By inventing things.

(5). What can we learn from the passage?

A．	Make friends with animals.	B．	Value fantastic memories.
C．	Keep trying and never give up.	D．	Build a peaceful world.